Henry Clay raced out to a 19-0 lead but had to survive a furious Woodford
County rally to capture an 80-65 victory.Woodford County pulled to within three, 45-42, in the third quarter, but
could never complete the comeback.Woodford County has been without their star 5-9 Jr. Destiny Mattingly
because of a knee injury.Coach
Lucas did an excellent job tonight when the team got down 19-0 and the players
showed a lot of heart and determination.Henry Clay is not an average team, but a very good team that has
developed depth over the season and could be a major threat come tourney time.

Jessie Birdwhistell and Johnna Lewis-Carlisle led Henry Clay
with 19 and 17 points respectively.Erica Coleman and 5-4 So. Lamisha Storey added 14 and 12
points respectively.Woodford
County was hampered tonight by foul woes but got some excellent play off the
bench.Brittany Henderlight
and Katy Cooke led Woodford County with 20 and 10 points respectively.Coach Lucas would probably like to have
his team’s free throw shooting game every night as I had them unofficially
connecting on 24 of 28 from the line.I had Henry Clay connecting on 22 of 40 from the line.